Word Meaning

What is a simile?

• A simile is a type of metaphor.

• A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• A simile is a type of rhyme.

• A simile is a type of onomatopoeia.

Which of the following is an example of a simile? a) The sun is a yellow ball. b) The sun is shining. c) The sun is hot.

• None of the above

• The moon is a silver coin.

• The ocean is a vast desert.

• The wind is a howling wolf.

What is a metaphor?

• A metaphor is a type of poem.

• A metaphor is a type of simile.

• A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things by saying that one thing is another, without using the words 'like' or 'as'.

• A metaphor is a type of personification.

Which of the following is an example of a metaphor? a) The wind howled. b) The wind is like a wolf. c) The wind is strong.

• b

• d

• c

• a

What is personification?

• Personification is a figure of speech.

• Personification is a type of dance.

• Personification is a type of food.

• Personification is a type of painting.

Which of the following is an example of personification? a) The flowers danced in the breeze. b) The flowers are colorful. c) The flowers smell nice.

• c) The flowers can talk.

• b) The flowers are alive.

• d) The flowers have feelings.

• a) The flowers danced in the breeze.

True or False: Similes compare two things using 'like' or 'as'.

• False

• True

• Maybe

• Sometimes

True or False: Metaphors compare two things without using 'like' or 'as'.

• Sometimes

• True

• False

• Only in poetry

True or False: Personification gives human qualities to non-human things.

• False

• Only in literature

• Sometimes

• True

Fill in the blank: Similes and metaphors are forms of __________ language.

• figurative

• formal

• informal

• literal